Golden hamlet (Hypoplectrus gummigutta)

Scientific name: Hypoplectrus gummigutta Poey, 1851

The Golden hamlet (Hypoplectrus gummigutta) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae.

Biology

Body rich orangish-yellow in color. Snout with dark spots which may be large and bordered by iridescent blue. Pectoral fins pigmented.

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Scientific name: Hypoplectrus gummigutta
Family: Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order: Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 13.2
Depth range: 1–45 m (3–148 ft)
Environment: Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 45 m
Climate: Tropical
Distribution: Western Central Atlantic: Mosquito Bank (off Nicaragua), Bahamas, Grand Cayman (Cayman Islands), Jamaica, Dominican Republic, and Tobago. Absent from the rest of the Caribbean.
Conservation status (IUCN): Not Evaluated
Threat to humans: Harmless
Uses: Aquarium: commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)